These reviews are done on my custom Carrera 1/24 Exclusiv road course layout.  

Test Drive Results - Ten Lap Sprint:

* Data does include some minor wrecks during the course of the trial run...

Test Drive Observations:

There is already plenty of 1/24 metal chassis for commercial slot car racing.  These chassis that they have out now are more tuned for home track racing for both 1/24 and 1/32 scales.  This one chassis we look at here has the option to either have a lexan body mounted to its sides or you can use the front and rear mounting holes to mount to a model kit body once you create some body posts.  This one for the test I am just building the chassis by itself without adding any bodies.  What's good about this is the vastly adjustable wheelbase to fit various bodies.  You can remove the side pans if you wish to mount it on a model kit body for extra room, etc.

Building up this one is pretty straight-forward.  I did have to slightly enlarge the rear openings for the 1/4" 1/8 axle bushings and the rear unit is built that a 39T is about the max size you can put in there.  It best to use a short .050 hex screw in the gear hub so the motor does not rub the hub.  The chassis gives you two endbell mounts, one for either a 16D and the other one for the Mabuchi can like the Cheetah or Cartrix long Mabuchi motors.  I chose to put in a Cheetah motor, one of the older types.

I've decided to run this one without a body for testing until I find one that I wish to mount on it but this one is adjustable to fit many types of Lexan and then has the holes for body posts if you wish to use a model kit body or similar.  I would suggest using a standard Flexi from Parma or Champion, etc. if you have a standard lexan body but these types here are the ones you would need if you have a body that does not fit one of those types.  Some of the vintage type and street car Lexan bodies will fit on something like this much better than a Flexi-type chassis.  This was built up using a PlaFit Cheetah motor, Cobra metal front wheels and tires, American Line silicone coated sponge tires and wheels in the rear, plus 39T crown gear, and standard axles, guide flag, etc.  I will add some lead sheet weight if the chassis needs it.

The chassis drives like any other standard inline metal chassis.  The weight helped it somewhat but some tweaking would be in order.  These chassis are best if you wish to mount odd size Lexan bodies or model kit bodies with body posts (you add) to create a slot car.

I am giving this a rating of 3 out of 5 tires.  Average rating,  Good if you need something to fit a body but don't buy it if you want something to take the place of a Flexi, etc.

Slot Car Garage Review Rating:  3 out of 5 tires

Head to the main reviews section for many more reviews of slot cars and related slot car items...

More Reviews and Test Drives:

1. Return to Main Reviews Section - Read more Slot Car Garage reviews of slot car items including cars, sets, parts, etc. involving all scales (1/24, 1/32, HO)
2. Current Slot Car Test Drive Results - Current data from testing on my Carrera 1/24 Exclusiv track.  Includes results from 1/24 and 1/32 scale slot cars.
3. Current HO Slot Car Test Drive Results - Current data from testing HO slot cars on my Tomy HO track.
4. Slot Car Test Drive Results Archive - This is a run-down of the various slot cars I tested with their average, best lap times and the total time it took the car to complete the ten lap trial run.  These cars were tested on my Riggen 1/32 layout. 

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